How To Bake A Trini Black (Fruit) Cake | Foodie Nation

In Trinidad and Tobago, Black (Fruit) Cake is THE dessert of the Christmas season:
Yield: 1 (9 Inch) Cake
INGREDIENTS
¼ Cup Prunes, deseeded
¼ Cup Cherries
¼ Cup Raisins or Currants
¼ Cup Mixed Peel
¾ Cup Dark Rum
½ Cup Cherry Brandy
8 Oz Butter (Room Temperature)
1 1/3 Cups Brown Sugar
4 Large Eggs
1 Tsp Almond Essence
1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
2 Cups Flour
2 ¼ Tsp Baking Powder
2 Tsp Cinnamon Powder
¾ Tsp Nutmeg Powder
½ Tsp Elychee Powder (Cardamom)
Zest of an Orange
1/3 Cup Browning
¼ Cup Chopped Almonds
To Soak Cake:
½ Cup Dark Rum
¼ Cup Cherry Brandy
METHOD
1. In a deep medium bowl, add in the prunes, cherries, raisins, mixed peel and pour in the dark rum and cherry brandy. Mix well and allow fruit to soak in alcohol for a minimum of three days straight up to many months. (If soaking for numerous months, be sure to top up with more alcohol as fruits will absorb it as time goes by). Cover bowl and place to soak for your selected period of time.
2. Place fruits and its liquor into a food processor and process until semi coarse in texture, somewhat similar to a liquid paste consistency. Set aside.
3. Place either the beater or paddle attachment onto your stand mixer and in the mixing bowl; add in the softened butter, and sugar. On high speed, cream ingredients until light, fluffy and batter has increased in volume. (About five minutes)
4. On medium speed, add in the eggs one at a time just until they are all incorporated evenly into batter.
5. Switch machine off and using a rubber spatula, clean the sides of the bowl to allow all ingredients to thoroughly combine.
6. Into a separate bowl, sift the dry ingredients such as the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and elychee in. Set aside.
7. Place mixer back on to low speed and add in almond and vanilla essences as well as the addition of the sifted flour in two or three portions simultaneously as the machine runs.
8. Turn machine off and add in the orange zest, processed fruits and the browning. Place machine back onto low speed and allow ingredients to mix well ensuring to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Do not mix batter too much, just until fruits are evenly combined then turn off mixer.
9. Preheat oven to 280 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. Prepare a 9-inch spring form pan by greasing with some softened butter then dusting lightly with flour. Cut a circular piece of grease proof paper that fits the circumference of pan’s base and carefully lay inside. Pour fruit cake batter into the pan, then tap gently against the counter to settle the batter evenly.
11. Place cake pan into the oven on the middle rack and bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick or skewer, inserted in the cake, comes out clean. If still gooey, return cake back into oven for an additional 10 to 15 minutes and monitor so it doesn’t burn.
12. Meanwhile, in a small bowl; mix the ingredients to soak the cake.
13. When cake is done, let sit for 10 minutes to cool. Using a skewer, pierce the surface area of cake to create minute holes. Drizzle or brush the alcohol mixture all over the cake to allow the alcohol to soak in.
14. Allow cake to rest until completely cool, then slice and enjoy.
15. You can also continue to soak the cake a few more times over the course of the next few days to allow it absorb more alcohol and truly become stronger in flavor before slicing. This I recommend fully. Be sure to keep cake tightly covered in the pan as to prevent it from drying up.
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[@danq.5140]

A good friend of mine introduced me to Guyanese black cake. I miss both the cake and him RIP Everton.

[@erickaboysie7656]

that "namal" bowl reminds me of the gud old days... miss my grandparents

[@allysonkalicharan4224]

With some nice tea

[@aliceroland5658]

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[@jesuissetoi3]

Wow... browning galore😮

[@joycerussell4815]

Happy New Year, Foodie Nation, and thank you for all your great recipes all year long. 😋 😄 ❤️ 🙌 👍👌🌠

[@elizabeth0813]

Only a trini would say cover it down...lol.. I love it...fyi I use manischewitz wine in NYC

[@triciap666]

Anyone here on this post in New York making and willing to share cake with me ... I’m in Jamaica Queens, thank you sincerely 😉 🙏🏾 awesome indeed 🤤 😋

[@anitara20]

Peeeeeerrrrrrfectionnnnnnnnn! Thank you so much for sharing...I really impressed everyone including myself on my first try!

[@yvangnutov8114]

Made this today thanks for the recipe , turn out perfect , I’ll soak it a few times before Christmas, i think I may make a creamy cherry brandy sauce on the side 😜 , I was able to find browning sauce easily here in Toronto Canada due to the very large Caribbean community, thanks again

[@peaches1782]

Awesome, here in Montreal the caribbean community is smaller. Glad that you like the recipe 😊

[@yvangnutov8114]

Love it , and miss Montreal so much

[@jonnettromano832]

Creamy cherry brandy sauce 😋 how fancy and delicious

[@margaretweissman4221]

I’m I’m feeling hungry just watching you guys making this cake I miss Trinidad take care

[@annmarieb987]

This cake looks Devine, Merry Christmas to you both 🌲🎄🎅❤️

[@Lsingh269]

Hey guys so I tried this recipe but didnt had browing...It came out perfect.thanks..

[@shelleysingh5860]

Love the way you made the black cake. It reminded me of how my mom did hers. I looked at a few videos but yours was the closest to my mom. Can't wait to make mine and soak with some good rum. Next unto the pastels. Thank you for sharing. 🇹🇹🎄🎄is the best.

[@devbachu7072]

Ah love the enemel bowl gul

[@shells1646]

Allyuh made this recipe look so fun and easy.! I am gonna try this.

[@gemmacharles4947]

Love it

[@matthewlima7121]

In a Portuguese Canadian household I expect to find the danish tin sewing kit .. having tasted the cookies …. Far more practical 😆

[@harrietwilson7144]

It's always fun watching this video. Another Christmas. All the best to you both.

[@JL-uz9ky]

Made this exact recipe this afternoon... into tonight. Dec 2020...and I tell you, the entire level of the house smells like Rum Heaven!!! OMG Yum! Thank you so much for sharing this a writing ot the recipe. It's slightly different than my mother in laws and it's just magnificent!! Made 2 jars of browning before I started and it's Black! :-) My husband and I still laughing at the Danish Butter Cookie tin filled with sewing supplies. Ha ha ha ha ha We both had that growong up. My hubby grew up in Port of Spain..I'm from Belfast Northern Ireland...we met in Canada.Funny thing is that we BOTH had Granny's that had sewing box "tins"!! Brilliant 1 cake recipe. Many Thanks...Merry Christmas Food Nation folk!

[@SharonRamsaran-y3x]

Love this recipe....thank you for sharing with us.

[@jylanais]

It would be wonderful to also have a recipe for the icing that goes with this when it's made as a wedding cake.

[@tiffanyssweettommy7512]

Yesssss well I don't know how to bake will love to learn but yesssss I love to cook

[@rosalinnickie9571]

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe . Merry Christmas from St Vincent and the Grenadines, to both of you.

[@DeeDiamond2981]

U can do different colours...by separating the main batch into three bowls

[@chefjasonperu]

Good tip

[@elishamorris3685]

#MyFoodieAirFryer Trinis know this one is a hot seller around Christmas time. Happy foodie nation is representing the Trini culture.

[@Naomisuchit]

I just have one question, is it normal for your eyes to burn and water when baking black cake?

[@kayj2093]

BEAUTIFUL😍😍 Great detailed presentation guys. Season's Greetings 🎄🎄

[@habibahahmad9632]

Happy Hoildays too Chief Jason and Kizzy Ann wishing U both the very best for 2020

[@chelsey5571]

Fruit cake next please! 💓

[@chefjasonperu]

Clink link above and watch it

[@bettyannannamunthodo8172]

I made this cake and it was delish!!!

[@gaitribacchus8167]

Yummm cant wait to hhave my mumm black cake.

[@mangallad8431]

Thnx for lovely receipe & classic presentation . Can you help me in mking brownie for black color pl

[@airamilona1555]

Kezi Santa called and want back his bib!!!! 😁😁 😘😘

[@ookhaadass2045]

Yes Kezzy I put my sewing things in a Danish Cookie tin.....It's safe from prying fingers....

[@phattys6300]

I don't know if it's an old ppl thing cause my mom father rest her soul used to do that as well 🤦 and now wen I have the empty tins I'm like 🤔 what to do what to do💡🤨😁

[@borasolutions]

Kess used to seem so stuck up at first. I really like her now. Plays her part with excellence. Great show. I learn so much from you guys. I live in Barbados.

[@adamali3320]

This looks so amazing can't wait to try this love love the colour 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌😉😉

[@annakhalawan1]

I always use my granny bowl tooo...

[@annachet5496]

i ate this one time in my life. but I wil try this recipe. thnk you

[@rosannsabzali3695]

You guys are too funny.... always enjoy your show... I do try some of your recipes.

[@ClaudineBJimdar-RoweCV]

Mmmm! Looks so beautiful!

[@deand5522]

Hello, thank you for sharing such a lovely recipe ! I am going to try it :) Do you know if it's okay to use unsalted butter or is salted butter okay? (I'm in the US and regular cream butter comes either salted or unsalted)

[@kavitamohammed3598]

I love you guys so much, everytime I'm unsure about a dish I always use you guys as a reference! Love the stale jokes from chef Jason and the sarcasm from Kez ❤🖤🤍 #MyFoodieAirFryer #MyFoodieAirFryer#MyFoodieAirFryer #MyFoodieAirFryer #MyFoodieAirFryer #MyFoodieAirFrye

[@devbachu7072]

Trini guys we special

[@nphipps9406]

you can cook your fruits in wine or rum the same day, you won't know the difference. trust me and you can try it.

[@k.b.392]

Made this morn'; batter extremely thick...!!! Did not "pour" at all. Maybe should have added some alcohol to the batter???? Did not get dark probably 'cause I used molasses. In the oven now.

[@k.b.392]

May I use molasses for the browning?????? I love sorrel...!!! I make sorrel, too...with rum...LOL. I watched a black cake recipe where they added sorrel concentrate to their marinating fruit. I'm going to add rum & brandy to my fruit. Marinating my fruit today: raisons, currants, cherries, mixed peel, cranberries, prunes, dates; adding 2 bay leaf, nutmeg, cinnamon stick. Then rum & brandy; let this soak forever, process then use in YOUR cake recipe. What do you think?????

[@ryanramdass4455]

How many cups of soaked fruit should I use, my fruit has been soaking for a year

[@davidmiller6076]

I can’t forget the Vanilla Season Rum!!!

[@zabethlatham4957]

I was lucky to find brandy soaked mix fruits in the supermarket- so if I am to blend this - what measures I will need for this recipe?

[@dnoray1]

Lovely merry Christmas-:))🌲💕💙👀

[@melinaisaac1615]

Hi, I would love to make this, however I already had fruits soaking, how much will I need to use for this recipe?

[@barbarasamaroo3123]

Hi jason n kenzi i have a question for u guys how long. Can i keep fruits soaking i have some fruits soaking for years can i use i value ur opinion

[@chandrabalkaran9659]

Looks great I will try it soon thanks very much

[@Naomisuchit]

What kind of flour? Self raising or plain please answer following now am stuck actually making it man

[@marcianarayan9502]

Definitely going to try this recipe.

[@catherinethompson2375]

Yummy I love black cake

[@sharoncooper2770]

Thank You ☀️ Thank You ♥️ Thank You 🌞

[@carolinehosein7983]

Good recipe, my recipe too, the only difference, I grind my almond nuts.

[@aceforeclosure9556]

Great recipe, but i used grape juice instead of liquor/ rum/ wine. And i soaked the fruits over night, and blended the next day.

[@candymohammed7922]

Can anyone tell me the total amount of blended fruits in cups? I have fruits soaking frm last year an I will love to use that but I dont know the measurements to use

[@anandramnarinesingh4219]

I dont know...but you can check trini cooking with natasha...think she have 2 fruit cake recipes

[@candymohammed7922]

@@anandramnarinesingh4219 Thank you Anand Ramnarinesingh Season greetings

[@anandramnarinesingh4219]

Same to you

[@lorrainemartin5034]

Well Candy, in Jamaica, for a pound cake, we use 6 cups of soaked fruits, then coarsely chopped in blender. Hope this helps. Merry Christmas.

[@joseljoseph942]

1 1/2 cups per cake

[@NicholasThomas-p2v]

❄️

[@sheilajagdip5385]

Thanks for sharing.. I'm now making mine..🌴

[@krysio8166]

All you need now is a glass of sorrel drink to go with that cake 😄

[@adeleramsaroop4759]

Yes that danish trap all trini children got tricked, if u read my comment I'll subscrbe😜 ps luv ur recipes

[@stillirise7813]

You I fell for that many a time

[@rosiberthdelcarmenmataleon1720]

Me encanta 🤗🎂

[@candicesirju551]

mine gets eaten in a couple days and that's only because I hold my family off 😃 I never got to have it "cure". I also add some red wine to the soak (got that tip from my sis-in-law).... really nice.

[@bernadettebaptiste5561]

Enjoy watching you guys

[@deboraalexis4016]

To the moon and back!😋😋😋😋😋 Belly full!🤣🤣🎅🏼🎄🥁🥁🥁🥁🎵🎵🎵

[@heathergittens3223]

We get this Christmas tradition from Queen Victoria of England.

[@davidmiller6076]

I don’t care if it’s Black, White, Red , Jus as long as it’s gooood!!!! But I do like a lot of Cherries in my fruit cake..

[@demerarasugar1837]

Oh Laud Black Cake ah cu-main!!!!! 😋🥰😋🥰😋🥰😋🥰😋

[@desertcamel3573]

what type of rum you use for rum cake?

[@akeidakurbanali6709]

Which dark rum would you recommend using?

[@kellyb2733]

Hi nice recipe can u all do and eggless fruit cake and how to soak fruits videos thanks.

[@estherherry974]

There is now specific way to soak fruits you put the fruits in a glass jar and pour the alcohol or non-alcohol juice on the fruits days or months or even years on the fruits and let it sit!!

[@johnligorio7156]

Was wondering if anyone makes and sells trini black cake online?

[@lucycan6363]

Nice guys! Looks delicious!

[@allysonkalicharan4224]

Wish I could show all yuh all my Christmas cookies tins I make black cake yearly on for each of my siblings household lol

[@denisewilliams8826]

Great recipe. Where can you buy cherry brandy in the US?

[@karenlopez9417]

Manischewitz has a cherry wine that works just as well,most liquor stores and supermarkets carry this brand.

[@veronicasmith6310]

Thank you for sharing the recipe and giving us options. We can put what we like in it and leave out what we don't like. I'm gonna make 2 today :-)

[@faridaally2053]

Thank you for sharing God bless

[@lilly-qh8el]

Love her t _shirt. Its really cool !!!

[@lilly-qh8el]

However I use no eggs it turns out great !!!Lots of brandy though!!

[@desireefreitas20]

I really really like how you guys make the black cake y one day I want to go back to Trinidad 🇹🇹 y have mucho mucho fun to y eat some good curry chicken roti y go to the beach 🏖 to y hip hooray 😃 I want to wish you both you guys a Feliz Navidad 🎄🎁 y the rest of your Familia y Tequiero Mucho Mucho Amor 🥰 Desiree y Familia 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇩🇴🇩🇴🇹🇹🇹🇹🏖🏖🥰🎁🥰🎁❤️😘❤️😘Viva La Trinidad 🇹🇹 y Viva La Portugal 🇵🇹

[@aneshalyn7683]

Please make sorrel cake and sorrel drink and doubles

[@ceceliaanderson6579]

Too much browning

[@aliciaeligon6419]

Look delicious😋

[@dexianneturner7332]

Where do u get the dark rum

[@desertcamel3573]

excellent vid,

[@brianmohammed1790]

cool black cake next time put alot of jwb rum

[@jasmienkh]

Hi, will it be good to make the black cake without alcohol? If yes, what can I soak the fruits with? Thank you for sharing recipe

[@lucycan6363]

Grape juice makes a good substitute

[@michellepaul4095]

Steam wit cranberry juice and malta ...use same method as the blk cake..glaze wit some malta n cranberry juice after removing from the oven..

[@cherylmoore747]

Hi, could you be consistent with your measurements, you use ounces and cups☹️

[@junecox8274]

Looks good

[@dawn-suzettenoray495]

Nice

[@SuperSweetness1986]

My grandmother use to make a bess black cake too.

[@neo71hybrid14]

But the christmas pudding is made with brandy not rum and the rum is what makes trini blackcake the best.

[@seangonzalez9025]

My background is Puerto Rican, Trini and Cherokee Indian. Im a reddish brown skin tone with brownish green eyes from Staten island Ny

[@yvettediaz7114]

How do you make browning?

[@michellepaul4095]

Better to buy...

[@desireecummings2252]

Walnuts is good too

[@javanisolomon8374]

Love black cake, my grannys was the best. We are Guyanese. Noooo nuts in the cake. Family and good health for Xmaa and beyond

[@chefjasonperu]

Nuts is a must .. dont be Nuts ..

[@rimbaud111us]

I’m Venezuelan from Maracaibo and we do nuts in the cake.... from any reason we use the black cake for Xmas and weddings too. Great procedure but I can’t see the quantities of ingredients... thanks ...

[@kusmin69]

COULD YOU MAKE IT WITHOUT BROWNING.. IT TASTES SO MUCH BETTER!!

[@estherherry974]

You can do it to your liking, but without the Browning it's just fruit cake!!

[@josor9902]

nice

[@ashacarter1409]

Chef Peru, I love all of your videos and how you showcase trini cooking! However, you sabotaged the black cake with nuts....keep it authentic!

[@marionbutts4736]

I'm not a very young woman on my mother always add peanuts to her cake. I now put almonds. It's wonderfully decadent.Chef it's looking as good as mine

[@thelmafowlis608]

Please give the measurements

[@asharajkumar4743]

Merry christmas to u guys

[@nnekaalcindor]

Can you make punch a creme please

[@zakiyasottleys6984]

He has ponche de crime recipe